List of nature reserves in Upper Austria

In Upper Austria , the following areas are designated as nature reserves :

list

photo		Surname	ID	district	Location	description	surface	date
		Alpine meadows	n125	Catfish Land	Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting , Steinerkirchen an der Traun location	The nature reserve includes the hardwood forests and pine meadows as well as the alpine pasture itself.	100 ha	1978
		Almsee and surroundings	n149	Gmunden	Grünau im Almtal location	Nutrient-poor alpine lake in a wonderful location and almost everywhere near-natural banks, with island-like bogs and extensive alder forests on the north and south banks	83.34 hectares	1965
		Aschachtal in the municipality of Stroheim	n116	Eferding	Stroheim KG:  Mayrhof GrStNr: 2485/1 location	The Aschachtal is home to an ash-maple-rock rubble slope forest.	8.37 hectares	2003
		Atzmoos	n086	Gmunden	Bad Ischl KG:  Perneck GrStNr: 735/1 location	The Atzmoos is a small, almost circular high moor with pine felt.		1998
		At the riverside forest	n050	Vöcklabruck	Attersee am Attersee KG:  Attersee GrStNr: 745/2, 750/2, 772/2, 773, 776/2, 778/2 location	The Aufhammer Uferwald is a long and narrow, natural beech forest on the west bank of the Attersee between Aufham and Altenberg.	1.8 ha	1987
		Bosruck-Dead Mountains	n055	Steyr-Land , Kirchdorf	Weyer , Rosenau am Hengstpaß , Spital am Pyhrn location	The approximately 190 hectare area includes high mountain habitats and mountain forest area.	190 ha	1988
		Bruckangerlau	n046	Free City	St. Oswald bei Freistadt KG:  Amesreith GrStNr: 741/2 location	The Bruckangerlau is an arched swamp high moor in a depression.	2.27 ha	1984
		Buchenwald Ranshofen	n136	Braunau am Inn	Braunau am Inn KG:  Ranshofen location	The nature reserve is located on both sides of the Enknach . It is a closed forest with near-natural oak and ash.	10.6 ha	2008
		Bumau	n101	Free City	Liebenau KG:  Liebenau GrStNr: 2165, 2176 location	Bumau is a drained bog area with central unforested bog regeneration and spruce forests. After the clearing of the land, the area is again accepted by black grouse.	14.63 ha	2001
		Dachstein in the communities of Gosau, Hallstatt and Obertraun	n098	Gmunden	Gosau , Hallstatt , Obertraun location	The Dachstein is the highest karst mountain range and carries the only glacier in Upper Austria. In the west, the reserve also includes the Gosau lakes.	136 km²	2001
		Sweet chestnut forest	n057	Vöcklabruck	Unterach am Attersee KG:  Unterach GrStNr: 258/1, 258/2, 281/2, 283/1, 283/2, 285 location	The sweet chestnut forest is located on the slope of the Mondsee Flysch Mountains near the Attersee. The sweet chestnuts are located in a red beech forest.	3.75 ha	1989
		Edlbacher Moor	n064	Church Village	Edlbach KG:  Edlbach GrStNr: 228, 232/1, 229 (tw) location	The Edlbacher Moor is a partially drained and mostly peated high moor with regeneration vegetation. Today it is mainly planted with secondary bog forest, although there are also wet, scarring, unforested areas in small areas.	12.86 ha	1989
		Egelsee in Unterach	n019	Vöcklabruck	Unterach am Attersee KG:  Unterach location	The Egelsee was created in a dead ice hole without drainage. Around the Egelsee there are silting stages with vibrating turf.		1965
		Egelsee and the adjacent fen areas	n059	Vöcklabruck	Sankt Lorenz KG:  St. Lorenz GrStNr: 2277, 2278/1, 2278/3, 2280, 2281/1, 2488 location	The Egelsee is close to the Mondsee , but only half belongs to Upper Austria. It is a small lake with an adjacent, species-rich fen.	5.15 hectares	1992
		Egelseemoor	n070	Vöcklabruck	Unterach am Attersee location	→ Main article : Egelsee (Unterach)	3 ha	1995
		Yew forest	n147	Steyr-Land	Laussa KG:  Lausa GrStNr: 607/3, 606/1 location	The protected area is located southwest of the village of Laussa directly on the Wolfsberg goods route.	2.37 ha	2011
		Ettenau	n128	Braunau am Inn	St. Radegund , Ostermiething location	The Ettenau is a hard and soft wood area with a wide variety of water habitats on the Salzach .	537 ha	2005
		Ettenau II	n146	Braunau am Inn	St. Radegund , Ostermiething location	The near-natural wet meadows of this protected area border on the Ettenau nature reserve . The Schwaigwiesen is of particular importance.	89.1 ha	2011
		Teichstätt wetland	n118	Braunau am Inn	Lengau KG:  Heiligenstadt location	The Teichstätt wetland is a natural flood retention basin on the Schwemmbach between Munderfing and Friedburg.	26.86 ha	2004
		Fischlhamerau	n020	Catfish Land	Fischlham , Steinhaus KG:  Forstberg, Oberschauersberg location	The Fischlhamerau is an area on the right bank of the Traun. In addition to ash and willow meadows, many natural still waters have been preserved here.	90 ha	1963
		Frankinger Moos	n123	Braunau am Inn	Franking , Moosdorf location	→ Main article : Ibmer Moor	35.24 ha	1963
		Gerlhamer Moor	n061	Vöcklabruck	Seewalchen am Attersee KG:  Litzlberg GrStNr: 1206/1, 1206/2 location	The Gerlhamer Moor is a small-scale transition and low moor area, whereby litter meadows, a moor forest and uncultivated Bult-Schlenken vegetation are also under protection.	11.9 ha	1993
		Gierer litter meadow	n069	Church Village	Roßleithen KG:  Rading GrStNr: 654/1, 655/1 location	The Gierer litter meadow is a species-rich litter meadow. A large population of the Siberian iris is found here .	1.57 ha	1995
		Gleinkersee in Spital am Pyhrn	n017	Church Village	Spital am Pyhrn KG:  Gleinkerau GrStNr: 1800 location	The Gleinkersee, a karst water lake, has formed in a basin-like depression at the foot of the Warscheneckstock. The nature reserve Warscheneck Nord connects to the south .	13.93 hectares	1965
		Glöckl pond	n056	Church Village	Roßleithen KG:  Roßleithen GrStNr: 807, 812/1 u. a. Location	The Glöcklteich moor consists of a silting moor with a low- growing Davallseggen moor that turns into marsh grass meadows. Around the pond there are reeds but also extensive populations of the rare thread sedge ( Carex lasiocarpa ) and a narrow strip of swinging lawn. The pond itself has occurrences of the pond rose.	3.91 ha	1988
		Gmöser Moor	n049	Gmunden	Laakirchen KG:  Laakirchen GrStNr: 1287 location	The Gmöser Moor is an almost completely forested fen. It is also home to a large and several small ponds.	3.39 hectares	1987
		Great wasteland	n012	Gmunden	Grünau im Almtal KG:  Grünau GrStNr: 2898 location	The Großer Ödsee nature reserve encompasses the entire area of ​​the Großer Ödsee, a mountain lake that is surrounded by a hiking trail.	8.09 ha	1965
		Great Langmoos	n083	Gmunden	Bad Ischl KG:  Rettenbach GrStNr: 514/15 location	The Großer Langmoos is an elliptical, strongly arched mountain pine raised bog with a distinct slope. It is in the immediate vicinity of the Kleiner Langmoos and the Radriedlmoos .	4 ha	1998
		Big Löckenmoos and Grubenalmmoor	n088	Gmunden	Gosau KG:  Gosau GrStNr: 932, 933 location	The Großer Löckenmoos and the Grubenalmmoor are classically developed ceiling moors on the summit plateau of the Leckenmoosberg. The nature reserves Kleines Löckenmoos and Dachstein are in the immediate vicinity .	26.65 ha	1998
		Grünberg in the municipality of Frankenburg	n099	Vöcklabruck	Frankenburg am Hausruck KG:  Hintersteining GrStNr: 538/5, 538/6, 1636/2 Location	The Grünberg nature reserve is home to an acidic pine forest with dry raw humus soil and raised bog-like ground vegetation.	1.02 ha	03/02/2001
		Haller Walls (A5) - Dead Mountains	n054	Church Village	Rosenau am Hengstpaß , Spital am Pyhrn location	The Haller Mauern nature reserve is one of the largest nature reserves in Upper Austria, including high mountain habitats and mountain forest areas.	820 ha	03/04/1988
		Hangwald Puckinger Leiten	n071	Linz Land	Pucking KG:  Pucking GrStNr: 445/1 location	The Puckinger Leiten hillside forest is a warm, steep-slope ash forest with a high proportion of summer linden trees.	4 ha	06/29/1995
		Slope forests in the valley of the Große Mühl	n077	Rohrbach	Kirchberg ob der Donau , Kleinzell im Mühlkreis KG:  Grub, Kleinzell location	The hillside forests in the valley of the Große Mühl are east-exposed steep slope forests, which are composed of red beech forests, ravine forests and unforested log heaps.	23.14 ha	1996
		Haslauer Moor	n115	Vöcklabruck	Oberwang KG:  Oberwang GrStNr: 1538/6 location	The Haslauer Moor is an upland moor that is now mostly cultivated as a cultivated moor meadow and is only home to remnants of pine and birch trees.	1.12 ha	12/19/2003
		Heratingersee in Eggelsberg	n001	Braunau am Inn	Eggelsberg KG:  Ibm GrStNr: 185/1 location	The Heratinger See extends into a moor in the south, where it has formed a near-natural, reed-rich bank zone and an extensive pond rose belt.	31.63 hectares	1965
		Hinterer Langbathsee	n011	Gmunden	Ebensee am Traunsee KG:  Oberlangbath GrStNr: 227 location	The Hintere Langbathsee is an alpine lake at the foot of the Höllengebirge.	12.47 hectares	2000
		Hobelsberg-Riesn	n143	Vöcklabruck	Frankenburg am Hausruck KG:  Hörgersteig GrStNr: 2895/3; 2898/4 location	The Hobelsberg-Riesn nature reserve comprises a large ash-maple scree slope forest with a moon viole .	4.15 ha	2010
		Hollereck	n145	Gmunden	Altmünster KG:  Aftersee GrStNr: 46/2 (tw), 88/1, 89/12, 88/2, 500/1 (tw), 509, 515/1 location	The Hollereck is a near-natural silting area on the west bank of the Traunsee .	10.15 hectares	2010
		Höllerersee	n002	Braunau am Inn	Haigermoos , St. Pantaleon KG:  Haigermoos location	The Höllerersee is a small lake in the Braunau district and part of the so-called Südinnviertler Seenplatte . Due to the high level of recreational use, however, only small areas of near-natural riparian zones have been preserved at the Höllerersee.	20.5 ha	1965
		Holzösterersee	n003	Braunau am Inn	Franking KG:  Holzöster GrStNr: 84/1 location	The Holzöstersee is part of the Südinnviertler Seenplatte, whereby the eastern bank area has been heavily modified by swimming. In the west, on the other hand, there are near-natural bank areas and adjacent moor areas.	10.89 ha	1965
		In the lake	n131	Braunau am Inn	Palting KG:  Palting GrStNr: 524/2, 532/2, 1840 location	The Imsee lies in a flat hollow in the terrain.	5.79 hectares	2007
		Irrsee Moore	n109	Vöcklabruck	Oberhofen am Irrsee , Tiefgraben , Zell am Moos location	The Irrsee moors represent silting moors in the adjacent nature reserve Irrsee . The nature reserve is north, east and south of the Irrsee and also includes litter meadows and stages of succession.	52 ha	2002
		Jackenmoos on the Mühlberg	n117	Braunau am Inn	Geretsberg KG:  Lehrsberg GrStNr: 598/1; 598/2 location	The jacket moss on the Mühlberg is a raised and transitional moor that has formed in a dead ice hole .	1.53 ha	2004
		Laussa limestone wall	n139	Steyr-Land	Laussa KG:  Lausa location	The Laussa limestone wall is an elongated area in the Laussa Valley interspersed with limestone rocks. The nature reserve includes species-rich semi-arid grasslands, poor pastures and near-natural beech forests, as well as an extensive dry willow fallow with juniper stands.	97.28 ha	2009
		Kammerschlager Flachmoorwiese	n065	Urfahr environment	Kirchschlag near Linz KG:  Kirchschlag GrStNr: 1348; 1349 location	The Kammerschlager Flachmoorwiese is a small, species-rich litter meadow. It is a spring moor with a two-meter-thick layer of fen peat.	1.43 ha	1994
		Katrin	n140	Gmunden	Bad Goisern am Hallstättersee , Bad Ischl KG:  Lindau, Ramsau, Kaltenbach location	The Katrin is a striking karst mountain range in the Osterhorn group. The protected area encompasses a rugged mountain landscape with rocky vegetation, alpine lawn and pine bushes.	280 ha	2009
		Small barren lake	n013	Gmunden	Grünau im Almtal KG:  Grünau GrStNr: 2889 location	The Kleine Ödsee is a mountain lake in the Gmunden district. The neighboring Great Ödsee is also under nature protection .	3.26 ha	1965
		Little Langmoos	n084	Gmunden	Bad Ischl KG:  Rettenbach GrStNr: 514/14 location	The Kleine Langmoos is a raised bog with an almost circular area that is surrounded by forest.	1.9 ha	1998
		Little Löckenmoos	n087	Gmunden	Gosau KG:  Gosau GrStNr: 924; 969/155 location	The Kleine Löckenmoos is a ceiling moor with a small layer of peat and pine felt.	9.92 ha	1998
		Coaserine	n121	Grieskirchen	Heiligenberg , Neukirchen am Walde , Peuerbach location	The Koaserin is a wet meadow area periodically flooded by the Leitenbach , which is an important breeding area for meadow birds.	28.26 hectares	2005
		Kremsauen	n111	Church Village	Nussbach , Schlierbach location	The Krems meadows are an wetland area of ​​the Krems with natural streams, alluvial forests and wet meadows, which represent an important habitat for rare animal and plant species.	23.5 ha	2002
		Kreuzbauernmoor	n060	Vöcklabruck	Pfaffing location		10.54 ha	1992
		Kreuzberg in Weyer	n040	Steyr-Land	Weyer location		47.95 ha	1981
		Kuhschellenrasen host on the mountain	n045	Catfish Land	Gunskirchen location	Species-rich dry grassland with a population of pasque flowers and other endangered plants. Relic site of the Welser Heide .	4.6 ha	1983
		Langmoos in St. Lorenz	n141	Vöcklabruck	Sankt Lorenz location		22.44 hectares	2010
		Laudachsee and Laudachmoor	n095	Gmunden	Gmunden , St. Konrad location		25.9 ha	2000
		Licking moss	n081	Gmunden	Bad Ischl location		4.86 ha	1998
		Meager meadow Fuchsgraben	n144	Urfahr environment	Oberneukirchen location	The Magerwiese Fuchsgraben includes a species-rich red fescue meadow, a smooth oat meadow and a fen with numerous rare plant species.	1.14 ha	2010
		Moor near Vorderweißbach	n126	Urfahr environment	Vorderweißbach location		1.58 ha	2005
		Moor meadows in the municipality of Waldhausen	n102	Perg	Waldhausen im Strudengau location		3.48 ha	2001
		Moosalm	n130	Gmunden	St. Wolfgang in the Salzkammergut location	The moor and alpine pasture area is around 1 km northwest of the Schwarzensee and is traversed by the Moosbach.	70 ha	2006
		Moss meadows near Rading	n067	Church Village	Roßleithen location		3.44 ha	1994
		Mösl in Ebenthal	n079	Church Village	Rosenau am Hengstpaß location		2.51 ha	1997
		The mouth of the Fuschler Ache	n073	Vöcklabruck	Sankt Lorenz location	In the area where the Fuschler Ache flows into the Mondsee , a silting zone with litter meadows , reed beds and broken forest has formed.	10.75 ha	1996
		Neydhartinger Moor	n124	Catfish Land	Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting location	→ Main article : Neydhartinger Moor	16 ha	2005
		North moor at Grabensee	n106	Braunau am Inn	Palting , Perwang am Grabensee location		20.44 ha	2001
		North moor at Mattsee	n137	Braunau am Inn	Punch at the lake location		6.34 hectares	2009
		Nussensee in Bad Ischl	n015	Gmunden	Bad Ischl location	→ Main article : Nut lake	10.25 ha	1965
		Offensee in Ebensee	n142	Gmunden	Ebensee at the Traunsee location	→ Main article : Offensee	58.8 ha	2010
		Orchid meadow in the pitch pit	n090	Steyr-Land	Laussa location		4.07 ha	1999
		Orchid meadow in Freundorf	n066	Rohrbach	Klaffer at the Hochficht location			1994
		Orter bay	n072	Gmunden	Gmunden KG:  Ort-Gmunden location		1.43 ha	1996
		Pesenbachtal	n022	Rohrbach , Urfahr area	St. Martin im Mühlkreis , Feldkirchen an der Donau , Herzogsdorf location	→ Main article : Pesenbachtal	250 ha	1963
		Piper ranger	n048	Braunau am Inn	Eggelsberg , Moosdorf location		76.1 ha	1987
		Pichlwald near Loibichl	n062	Vöcklabruck	Innerschwand at the Mondsee location		2.75 ha	1993
		Pitzingmoos	n085	Gmunden	Bad Ischl KG:  Rettenbach location		11.8 ha	1998
		Planwiesengebiet	n104	Church Village	Grünburg KG:  Leonstein location		116.05 ha	2001
		Pleschinger oyster bank	n089	Urfahr environment	Steyregg KG:  Lachstadt location		8.22 hectares	1998
		Sermon chair	n103	Eferding	Hartkirchen KG:  Oed in Bergen location		25.66 ha	2001
		Source corridor at Grueb	n113	Vöcklabruck	Tiefgraben KG:  Hof location		4.32 ha	2003
		Radriedlmoos	n082	Gmunden	Bad Ischl KG:  Rettenbach location			1998
		Rannatal	n108	Rohrbach	Neustift im Mühlkreis , Pfarrkirchen im Mühlkreis location	→ Main article : Ranna	140.34 hectares	2002
		Reinthalermoos	n058	Vöcklabruck	Attersee am Attersee KG:  Attersee location		12 ha	1991
		Richterbergau	n094	Free City	Liebenau KG:  Liebenau GrStNr: 2252/1 location		2.09 ha	2000
		Red floodplains	n074	Free City	Weitersfelden KG:  Weitersfelden GrStNr: 5293; 5294; 5298/2; 5299/2 location		9.94 hectares	1996
		Schlossberg Neuhaus	n122	Rohrbach	St. Martin im Mühlkreis KG:  Neuhaus location		83 ha	2004
		Schwarzenbergwiese	n127	Church Village	Grünburg KG:  Leonstein location		1 ha	2005
		Schwarzensee in St.Wolfgang	n016	Gmunden	St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut KG:  St. Wolfgang location	→ Main article : Schwarzensee (St. Wolfgang)	48.77 hectares	1965
		Seeleithensee and adjoining litter meadows	n105	Braunau am Inn	Eggelsberg , Moosdorf location	The nature reserve includes the lake with the surrounding reed belt as well as a spacious meadow area .	67 ha	2001
		Spitmojer	n047	Braunau am Inn	St. Johann am Walde location		1.55 ha	1985
		Stadlau	n114	Rohrbach	Klaffer at the Hochficht location		21.36 hectares	2003
		Stadlerwiese	n078	Urfahr environment	Ottenschlag in the Mühlkreis location		3.4 ha	1997
		Staninger conduct	n076	Steyr , Steyr-Land	Steyr , Dietach KG:  Gleink, Unterdietach location	The Staninger Leiten nature reserve has an area of ​​approx. 2 hectares and extends on the left bank of the Enns over the communities of Steyr and Dietach. It includes a small remnant of semi-dry grass on the edge of the low terrace of the Enns and a red beech forest of particular importance.	2 ha	1996
		Steyr Gorge	n154	Church Village	Molln , Grünburg , Steinbach an der Steyr KG:  Molln, Leonstein, Auserbreitenau, Obergrünburg location	The Steyrschlucht nature reserve has an area of ​​approx. 102 ha and stretches over a length of almost 10 km from the Agonitz power plant in Molln to the Haunoldmühle in Grünburg. In this scenic section of the Steyr Valley is the natural monument " Rinnende Mauer " and a 1.2 km long section of the Krumme Steyrling .	102.6 ha	2016
		Walleiten swamp meadow	n063	Schärding	Sankt Aegidi KG:  St. Aegidi location		2.6 ha	1994
		Taferlklaussee	n039	Gmunden	Altmünster KG:  Neukirchen location	→ Main article : Taferlklaussee	8.51 hectares	1981
		Valley of the Little Gusen	n092	Urfahr environment	Alberndorf in der Riedmark KG:  Unterweitersdorf location	→ Main article : Kleine Gusen	15 ha	2000
		Valley of the Kleiner Kösslbach	n075	Schärding	Engelhartszell , Sankt Aegidi , Waldkirchen at the Wesen site	→ Main article : Kleiner Kösslbach	67.24 ha	1996
		Tanner Moor	n044	Free City	Liebenau KG:  Neustift location	→ Main article : Tanner Moor	122.33 hectares	1983
		Torfau	n129	Rohrbach	Ulrichsberg KG:  Berdetschlag, Ulrichsberg location		24 ha	2006
		Traun-Donau-Auen	n119	Linz	Linz KG:  Ufer, Posch location		315 hectares	2004
		Traunauen near St. Martin	n107	Linz Land	Traun location		19.42 ha	2001
		Traunstein	n148	Gmunden	Gmunden , St. Konrad location	→ Main article : Traunstein (mountain)	792.5 ha	1963
		Lower Steyr	n133	Steyr , Steyr-Land	Steyr , Garsten , Sierning location	The Untere Steyr nature reserve has an area of ​​approx. 210 ha and extends over the communities of Steyr, Garsten and Sierning. The Steyr is the fifth longest river in Upper Austria and is located in this area in the transition zone between the molasse of the central area and the flysch zone of the Alpine foothills. Here the river is largely natural except for a few weirs. The dynamic bed load management of the river ensures constant changes to the gravel banks. The protection zone also includes the conglomerate walls bordering the valley, the extensively used agricultural land, the alluvial forests and two rough meadows with populations of the endangered Bavarian pasque flower ( Pulsatilla vulgaris ).	210 ha	2007
		Lower Inn	n112	Braunau am Inn , Ried im Innkreis	Antiesenhofen , Braunau am Inn , Kirchdorf am Inn , Mining , Mühlheim am Inn , Obernberg am Inn , Reichersberg , St. Peter am Hart , Überackern location	→ Main article : Lower Inn	982 ha	2002
		Unterhimmler Au	n132	Steyr	Steyr KG:  Christkindl location		30.5 ha	2007
		Urfahrwänd	n135	Urfahr environment	Puchenau location		8.9 ha	2008
		Vorderer Langbathsee	n010	Gmunden	Ebensee am Traunsee KG:  Oberlangbath GrStNr: 224 location	→ Main article : Vorderer Langbathsee	36.55 hectares	1965
		Warscheneck North	n134	Church Village	Hinterstoder , Roßleithen , Spital am Pyhrn , Vorderstoder KG:  Hinterstoder; Vorderstoder; Rossleithen; Gleikerau; Spital am Pyhrn location		27 km²	2008
		Warscheneck Süd-Purgstall-Brunnsteiner Kar	n110	Church Village	Spital am Pyhrn location		12 km²	2002
		Warscheneck-Süd-Wurzeralm	n093	Church Village	Spital am Pyhrn KG:  Spital am Pyhrn location	Note: The Stubwieswipfel is in NSG n096 , not in NSG n093.	50.09 hectares	2000
		Warscheneck-Süd-Stubwies	n096	Church Village	Spital am Pyhrn KG:  Gleinkerau location		767.6 ha	2000
		Wild moss	n036	Vöcklabruck	Tiefgraben KG:  Tiefgraben location		17 ha	1979
		Zellersee (Irrsee)	n018	Vöcklabruck	Zell am Moos location	→ Main article : Irrsee	349.19 ha	1965

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